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House bill · 111th Congress · Did not become law

To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to establish a public health insurance option.

H.R. 5808Introduced Jul 21, 2010Policy area: Health
Sponsor: Rep. Lynn Woolsey D-CA
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Where it went

Latest action: Jul 21, 2010 — Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

129 cosponsors — 129 Democrats

0 of 129 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Robert Andrews (D-NJ), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Xavier Becerra (D-CA), Howard Berman (D-CA), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Leonard Boswell (D-IA), Corrine Brown (D-FL), Lois Capps (D-CA), Michael Capuano (D-MA), André Carson (D-IN), Donna Christensen (D-VI), Judy Chu (D-CA), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Wm. Clay (D-MO), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), James Clyburn (D-SC), Steve Cohen (D-TN), John Conyers (D-MI), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Danny Davis (D-IL), Susan Davis (D-CA), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Bill Delahunt (D-MA), Theodore Deutch (D-FL), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Mike Doyle (D-PA), Donna Edwards (D-MD) and 99 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 111th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Lynn Woolsey.

Sponsor’s state and district

California in Congress · CA-6 district

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Data as of Sep 26, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.